Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology – ISCTE-IUL (since 1990). Paulo Raposo is the coordinator of a post-graduation in Visual Digital Cultures (ISCTE-IUL). He has been a visiting professor at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon and a visiting professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina and Federal Fluminense University (Brazil). He was president of the executive board of the Centre for Studies in Social Anthropology (CEAS-ISCTE) and a founding member of the Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA-ISCTE/IUL). He was a member of the editorial board of the journal “Etnográfica” (2000-2009). He develops research in Portugal in the areas of ritual and performance, tourism, visual anthropology and social movements. He had training and has performed as a professional actor, and cooperates with several artistic companies in Portugal.